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Department of the Army, DoD Pt. 578 (c) Character. Every candidate must 578.33 Korea Defense Service Medal. be of good moral character. 578.34 Armed Forces Service Medal. (d) Marital Status. A candidate must 578.35 Humanitarian Service Medal. be unmarried and not be pregnant or 578.36 Military Outstanding Volunteer Serv- ice Medal. have a legal obligation to support a 578.37 Army Good Conduct Medal. child or children. 578.38 Army Reserve Components Achieve- ment Medal. § 575.6 Catalogue, United States Mili- 578.39 Army Reserve Components Overseas tary Academy. Training Ribbon. The latest edition of the catalogue, 578.40 Overseas Service Ribbon. United States Military Academy, con- 578.41 Army Service Ribbon. tains additional information regarding 578.42 Noncommissioned Officer Profes- sional Development Ribbon. the Academy and requirements for ad- 578.43 Armed Forces Reserve Medal. mission. This publication may be ob- 578.44 Korean Service Medal. tained free of charge from the Reg- 578.45 Medal of Humane Action. istrar, United States Military Acad- 578.46 Army of Occupation Medal. emy, West Point, NY 10996, or from the 578.47 World War II Victory Medal. United States Army Military Per- 578.48 European-African-Middle Eastern sonnel Center, HQDA (DAPC-OPP-PM), Campaign Medal. 578.49 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 578.50 American Campaign Medal. 22332. 578.51 Women’s Army Corps Service Medal. 578.52 American Defense Service Medal. PART 578—DECORATIONS, MED- 578.53 Army of Occupation of Germany Medal. ALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DE- 578.54 World War I Victory Medal. VICES 578.55 Service medals and ribbons no longer available for issue. GENERAL 578.56 United States Unit Awards. 578.57 Presidential Unit Citation. Sec. 578.58 Valorous Unit Award. 578.1 Purpose. 578.59 Meritorious Unit Commendation. 578.2 Explanation of terms. 578.3 Display sets of award elements and the 578.60 Army Superior Unit Award. 578.61 Appurtenances to military decora- Medal of Honor. 578.4 U.S. Military decorations. tions. 578.5 Award recommendations. 578.62 Service ribbons. 578.6 Wartime criteria. 578.63 Lapel buttons. 578.7 Peacetime criteria. 578.64 Miniature decorations. 578.8 General rules. 578.65 Supply, service and requisition of 578.9 Medal of Honor. medals and badges. 578.10 Distinguished Service Cross. 578.66 Original issue or replacement. 578.11 Distinguished Service Medal. 578.67 Manufacture, sale, and illegal posses- 578.12 Silver Star. sion. 578.13 Legion of Merit. 578.68 Badges and tabs; general. 578.14 Distinguished Flying Cross. 578.69 Combat Infantryman Badge. 578.15 Soldier’s Medal. 578.70 Combat Medical Badge. 578.16 Bronze Star Medal. 578.71 Combat Action Badge. 578.17 Purple Heart. 578.72 Expert Infantryman Badge. 578.18 Meritorious Service Medal. 578.73 Expert Field Medical Badge. 578.19 Air Medal. 578.74 Parachutist badges. 578.20 Army Commendation Medal. 578.75 Parachutist Badge—Basic. 578.21 Army Achievement Medal. 578.76 Senior Parachutist Badge. 578.22 Prisoner of War Medal. 578.77 Master Parachutist Badge. 578.23 National Defense Service Medal. 578.78 Parachute Rigger Badge. 567.24 Antarctica Service Medal. 578.79 Military Free Fall Parachutist 578.25 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Badge. 578.26 Vietnam Service Medal. 578.80 Army Aviator Badges. 578.27 Southwest Asia Service Medal. 578.81 Flight Surgeon Badges. 578.28 Kosovo Campaign Medal. 578.82 Diver Badges. 578.29 Afghanistan Campaign Medal. 578.83 Special Operations Diver Badge. 578.30 Iraq Campaign Medal. 578.84 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badges. 578.31 Global War on Terrorism Expedi- 578.85 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge— tionary Medal. Basic. 578.32 Global War on Terrorism Service 578.86 Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Medal. Badge. 397 VerDate Aug<31>2005 07:48 Aug 13, 2007 Jkt 211125 PO 00000 Frm 00407 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211125.XXX 211125 § 578.1 32 CFR Ch. V (7–1–07 Edition) 578.87 Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal 578.134 Certificate of Achievement. Badge. 578.135 Certificate of appreciation to em- 578.88 Pathfinder Badge. ployers. 578.89 Air Assault Badge. 578.136 Certificates for badges. 578.90 Aviation Badges. 578.137 Cold War Recognition Certificate. 578.91 Aviation Badge—Basic. 578.92 Senior Aviation Badge. AUTHORITY: Sec. 3012, Pub. L. 84–1028, 70A 578.93 Master Aviation Badge. Stat. 157; 10 U.S.C. 3013. 578.94 Driver and Mechanic Badge. 578.95 Glider Badge (Rescinded). SOURCE: 71 FR 17276, Apr. 5, 2006, unless 578.96 Nuclear Reactor Operator Badge (Re- otherwise noted. scinded). 578.97 Marksmanship Qualification Badge. GENERAL 578.98 Ranger Tab. 578.99 Special Forces Tab. § 578.1 Purpose. 578.100 Sapper Tab. The primary purpose of the awards 578.101 Physical Fitness Badge. 578.102 U.S. Civilian Marksmanship Pro- program is to provide tangible evidence gram. of public recognition for acts of valor 578.103 President’s Hundred Tab. and for exceptional service or achieve- 578.104 Identification Badges. ment. Medals constitute one of the 578.105 Presidential Service Badge and Cer- principal forms for such evidence; in tificate. the United States Army, medals are of 578.106 Vice Presidential Service Badge and the following categories: Certificate. 578.107 Office of the Secretary of Defense (a) Military decorations are awarded Identification Badge. on a restricted individual basis in rec- 578.108 Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification ognition of and as a reward for heroic, Badge. extraordinary, outstanding, and meri- 578.109 Army Staff Identification Badge. torious acts, achievements, and serv- 578.110 Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Sol- ices; and such visible evidence of rec- dier Identification Badge. ognition is cherished by recipients. 578.111 Army ROTC Nurse Cadet Program Decorations are primarily intended to Identification Badge. 578.112 Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. recognize acts, achievements, and serv- 578.113 U.S. Army Recruiter Identification ices in time of war. Badge. (b) The Army Good Conduct Medal is 578.114 Career Counselor Badge. awarded in recognition of exemplary 578.115 Army National Guard Recruiting behavior, efficiency, and fidelity dur- and Retention Identification Badges. ing enlisted status in active Federal 578.116 U.S. Army Reserve Recruiter Identi- fication Badge. military service. 578.117 Foreign and International Decora- (c) Service medals are awarded gen- tions and Awards to U.S. Army Per- erally in recognition of honorable per- sonnel—General. formance of duty during designated 578.118 Individual foreign decorations. campaigns or conflicts. Award of deco- 578.119 Foreign unit decorations. rations, and to a lesser degree, award 578.120 Foreign badges. of the Army Good Conduct Medal and 578.121 United Nations Service Medal. 578.122 Inter-American Defense Board of service medals, provide a potent in- Medal. centive to greater effort, and are in- 578.123 Philippine Defense Ribbon. strumental in building and maintain- 578.124 Philippine Liberation Ribbon. ing morale. 578.125 Philippine Independence Ribbon. 578.126 United Nations Medal. § 578.2 Explanation of terms. 578.127 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal. The following definitions are fur- 578.128 Multinational Force and Observers nished for clarity and uniformity in Medal. the determination and award of decora- 578.129 Republic of Vietnam Campaign tions: Medal. (a) Above and beyond the call of duty. 578.130 Kuwait Liberation Medal—Saudi Exercise of a voluntary course of ac- Arabia. 578.131 Kuwait Liberation Medal—Kuwait. tion, the omission of which would not 578.132 Republic of Korea War Service justly subject the individual to censure Medal. for failure in the performance of duty. 578.133 Certificates for decorations. It usually includes the acceptance of 398 VerDate Aug<31>2005 07:48 Aug 13, 2007 Jkt 211125 PO 00000 Frm 00408 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211125.XXX 211125 Department of the Army, DoD § 578.2 existing danger or extraordinary re- imum: Full name, Social Security sponsibilities with praiseworthy for- Number (SSN), date and place of birth, titude and exemplary courage. In its marital status, education, and military highest degrees it involves the vol- service. untary acceptance of additional danger (h) Bravery. Quality or state showing and risk of life. courage; level of conduct which is ex- (b) Active Federal military service. The pected of professional Army soldiers. term ‘‘active Federal military service’’ (i) Combat heroism. Act or acts of her- means all periods of active duty, Ac- oism by an individual engaged in ac- tive Guard Reserve (AGR) service and, tual conflict with an armed enemy, or except for service creditable for the in military operations which involve Armed Forces Reserve Medal, excludes exposure to personal hazards, due to di- periods of active duty for training rect enemy action or the imminence of (ADT) and full-time training duty such action. (FTTD). Service as a cadet at the (j) Combat zone. The region where United States Military Academy is fighting is going on; the forward area considered to be active duty for the of the theater of operations where com- purposes of military awards and deco- bat troops are actively engaged. It ex- rations. tends from the frontline to the front of (c) Active Guard Reserve. Army Na- the communications zone. tional Guard of the U.S. (ARNGUS) and (k) Decoration. Distinctively designed U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) personnel mark of honor denoting heroism or serving on active duty (AD) under 10 meritorious/outstanding service/ U.S.C. and Army National Guard per- achievement for individuals and units. sonnel serving on full-time National (l) Direct participation. ‘‘Hands-on’’ Guard duty (FTNGD) under 32 U.S.C. activity at the site, or sites, of the These personnel are on FTNGD or AD military act or operation.
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